John Fuqua
John William Fuqua
Born: September 12, 1946
Detroit, MI USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: Morgan St.
High School: Martin Luther King, Jr. (Detroit, MI)
Career: 1969-1976
Drafted: 1969 in Round 11, #273 overall by the New York Giants
John Fuqua played from 1969 to 1976 during his career with the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. Fuqua ran for 3,031 yards in his career on 719 attempts, scoring 21 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 135 passes for 1,247 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 89 | 4.4 | 35 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 138 | 691 | 5.0 | 85 | 7 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 155 | 625 | 4.0 | 30 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 150 | 665 | 4.4 | 47 | 4 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 117 | 457 | 3.9 | 25 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 50 | 156 | 3.1 | 14 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 74 | 285 | 3.9 | 18 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Totals | 719 | 3031 | 4.2 | 85 | 21 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 289 | 12.6 | 57 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 49 | 427 | 8.7 | 40 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 152 | 8.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 135 | 1247 | 9.2 | 57 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 77 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 77 | 6.4 | 13 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 20 | 399 | 20.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 496 | 19.1 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 0 |
